"Then" vs "Than": Time or Comparison?
Then vs than — one letter apart, completely different meanings. Learn the time-vs-comparison rule with examples.
I’d rather stay than go. (comparison — तुलना)
We ate, and then we left. (time — समय)
एक letter — “a” बनाम “e” — comparison को time से अलग करता है।
Comparative adjectives/adverbs के साथ:
She is taller than me. (वह मुझसे लंबी है।)
This book is better than that one.
I’d rather walk than drive.
He earns more than his brother.
जब भी दो चीज़ों की तुलना हो, “than” इस्तेमाल करें।
We ate, and then we left. (हम खाए, और फिर चले गए।)
If you’re tired, then rest.
Back then, things were different. (उस समय, चीज़ें अलग थीं।)
First add sugar, then add milk.
- Comparison → a → than
- Time → e → then
| गलत | सही |
|---|---|
| She is taller then me. | She is taller than me. |
| More then enough. | More than enough. |
| We left, than we went home. | We left, then we went home. |
- She is smarter ______ her brother.
- First study, ______ take a break.
- I’d rather read ______ watch TV.
- This is more expensive ______ that.
- than — comparison
- then — sequence
- than — comparison (rather…than)
- than — comparison
- Than = comparison (taller than, more than)
- Then = time/sequence (first…then, back then)